Investing legend Warren Buffett rarely needed many words to expose what was broken in modern finance. One line, buried in his 1996 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) (BRK.A) shareholder letter, does exactly that. It draws a sharp line between two very different philosophies of capitalism – one built on partnership, and one built on extraction. The line? “We are here to make money with you, not off you.” Buffett – then CEO of Berkshire, and now chairman – was speaking directly to shareholders, but the implication ...

Will low volatility stocks ever be sexy again? Over the past decade, they have been “hot” for a few brief moments in time. But in general, the market has continued to move away from them. Maybe that’s about to change. Or, maybe it is just another tease from an area of the stock market that should make sense right now. More News from Barchart To me, the narrative around low-volatility stocks starts with the original tracking ETF, the Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV), which debuted back in 2011. ...

Annuities were once seen as a dirty word, besmirched for their high fees and murky features. Some people continue to disparage them online. (We’re looking at you, Ken Fisher.) But, that image may be softening. Wealthtech firm Orion is embedding insurance tools into its flagship offering for financial advisors through an enhanced integration with annuities provider DPL Financial Partners. Orion, which has nearly $6 trillion in total client assets on its platform, is one of the leading technology providers ...

Looking to 2026, Huntsman said the company anticipates a “gradual recovery” in North American home building and durable goods, and improvement in China’s domestic markets. He added that Huntsman is seeing “very early signs” of improved volumes and pricing in Europe, while cautioning it is too early to know whether those increases will fully materialize.Despite those conditions, Huntsman said the company continued cutting and restructuring its cost base, including closing multiple facilities. He said Huntsma ...

Geographically, the Americas grew 21% and exceeded $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, while EMEA grew 14% and APAC grew 8%.Chief Financial Officer Doug Boessen added that fourth-quarter GAAP EPS was $2.73 and noted operating expenses increased about $80 million, or 14%, driven by higher research and development (personnel-related) and increased SG&A from advertising and personnel-related expenses. By segment in the quarter, Garmin posted double-digit growth in three of five segments, led by ...

Lawlar also discussed profitability metrics, including a silver all-in sustaining cost (AISC) margin that improved to 75% in 2025 from 54% in 2024, as well as return on invested capital rising to 12% from 4% .Chief Financial Officer Russell Lawlar emphasized the company’s balance sheet improvement, saying total debt declined to $276 million . Hecla reported a gross debt-to-adjusted EBITDA ratio of 0.4x and a net leverage ratio of 0.1x . Cash on the balance sheet increased to $242 million exiting 2025 from $ ...

Kaufman framed the company’s strategy around structural changes in work driven by AI. He said AI compresses task duration, increases project ambition, and “democratizes capability,” but does not eliminate the need for human talent. In his view, value shifts toward “context, judgment, orchestration, trust, and ownership of outcomes,” while lower-value transactional work faces displacement.Katz also noted that a convertible note with a principal amount of $460 million was fully repaid during the fourth quarte ...

FirstEnergy declared quarterly dividends totaling $1.78 per share , a 5% increase from 2024, which Tierney described as consistent with a plan to provide “a solid dividend yield and an attractive total shareholder return.”Tierney said the company deployed $5.6 billion in “customer-focused” capital investments in 2025, nearly 25% higher than the prior year and about 12% above the original plan. He also said distribution reliability metrics improved 10% across the system versus 2024, including “significant” y ...

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By Michael S. Derby Feb 18 (Reuters) - An effort launched by the Trump administration to improve home borrowing costs is not coming to much so far, meeting minutes from ‌the Federal Reserve’s January 27-28 meeting, released on Wednesday, said. The minutes, describing a briefing ‌by the New York Fed official responsible for implementing monetary policy, noted that plans by the administration to buy mortgage bonds ​had caused “a notable decline in mortgage-backed securities yields relative to those on comp ...